n. & v. Archit.
n. 1 a projection of stone, timber, etc., jutting out from a wall to support a weight. 2 a short timber laid longitudinally under a beam to help support it.
v.tr. & intr. (corbelled, corbelling; US corbeled, corbeling) (foll. by out, off) support or project on corbels. corbel-table a projecting course resting on corbels.
[ ME f. OF, dimin. of corp: see CORBIE ]